2008 Eastern Sectional Championships – Intermediate Compulsory Dance Report
by Michelle Wojdyla It is hard to know what to write for an intermediate compulsory dance competition that only had two teams, both of whom will be moving on…
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2008 Eastern Sectional Championships – Juvenile Free Dance Report
by Michelle Wojdyla Three juvenile dance teams. Three medals. Two gold. Huh? When Zoe Sakas & Christopher Larosa finished their free dance and saw their overall score (48.50) posted,…
2008 Eastern Sectional Championships – Juvenile Compulsory Dance Report
by Michelle Wojdyla Lesson learned this morning: do not stop to chat on the way to juvenile compulsory dance competition, because with only three teams and a packed schedule…
Event Coverage – 2008 Eastern Sectional Championships
Raleigh, NC – November 17-21, 2007 Juvenile Compulsory Dance Report Juvenile Free Dance Report Intermediate Compulsory Dance Report Intermediate Free Dance Report Novice Compulsory Dance Report Novice Free Dance Report…
2008 Midwestern Sectional Championships – Senior Free Dance Report
by Melanie Hoyt With their program to “Singin’ in the Rain,” Jennifer Wester and Daniil Barantsev danced their way to the top of the free dance standings and the…
2008 Midwestern Sectional Championships – Senior Original Dance Report
by Melanie Hoyt Jennifer Wester and Daniil Barantsev won the original dance, but not without some difficulties. Their program, a hoedown to “Cotton-Eyed Joe,” carried good energy throughout, but…
2008 Midwestern Sectional Championships – Senior Compulsory Dance Report
by Melanie Hoyt The compulsory chosen for seniors was the Austrian Waltz. I’ve never seen this one live before, and I’m more enthusiastic about compulsory dances than most people…
2008 Midwestern Sectional Championships – Junior Free Dance Report
by Melanie Hoyt With a free dance score of 79.43 that edged their personal best from last year’s National Championships, Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell secured the Junior Midwestern…
2008 Midwestern Sectional Championships – Junior Original Dance Report
by Melanie Hoyt Keiffer Hubbell has only been back on the ice for a month, but the Hubbells’ original dance was impressive even without this qualification. Their score of…
2008 Midwestern Sectional Championships – Junior Compulsory Dance Report
by Melanie Hoyt It’s been a busy week for me, so it isn’t until I arrive, twenty minutes before the junior compulsory, that I think to ask which dance…
Event Coverage – 2008 Midwestern Sectional Championships
Rochester, MI – November 14-17, 2007 Junior Compulsory Dance Report Junior Original Dance Report Junior Free Dance Report Senior Compulsory Dance Report Senior Original Dance Report Senior Free Dance Report…
2008 Skate Canada Challenges – Pre-Novice Free Dance Reports
by Melanie Hoyt At the 2008 BMO Skate Canada Western Challenge, twelve pre-novice dance teams competed for eight spots at the 2008 BMO Skate Canada Junior Nationals. Only Alberta/NT/Nunavut…
2008 Skate Canada Challenges – Senior Free Dance Report
by Melanie Hoyt For the first time since the beginning of the Eastern and Western Challenge events were introduced, senior competitors had to qualify through the 2008 BMO Skate…
2008 Skate Canada Challenges – Senior Original Dance Report
by Melanie Hoyt After winning the compulsory dance at the 2008 BMO Skate Canada Senior Challenge, Siobhan Karam and Kevin O’Keefe also won the original dance on Friday evening. …
Event Coverage – 2008 Skate Canada Challenges
Eastern & Western Challenges Mississauga, Ontario – December 5-9, 2007 Senior Original Dance Report Senior Free Dance Report Novice Free Dance Report (Western) Pre-Novice Free Dance Report (Western) Photographs